As you will see below, the size of the U.S. cattle herd has dropped to a
61 year low, and organic food shortages are being reported all over the
nation. Surprisingly cold weather and increasing demand for organic
food have both been a factor, but the biggest threat to the U.S. food
supply is the extraordinary drought which has had a relentless grip on
the western half of the country. If you check out the U.S. Drought Monitor,
you can see that drought conditions currently stretch from California
all the way to the heart of Texas. In fact, the worst drought in the
history of the state of California is happening right now. And considering the fact that the rest of the nation is extremely
dependent on produce grown in California and cattle raised in the
western half of the U.S., this should be of great concern to all of us.